# Car Stalls over and over, but as long as I give it gas it runs fine, until I stop, then it stalls

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tribute, mazda\
**Created:** [March 19, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499 "2012-03-19T01:14:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![NeedsMoreRitalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@NeedsMoreRitalin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NeedsMoreRitalin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499/1 "2012-03-19T01:14:49Z")

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I have a Mazda Tribute with a manual transmission. About two years ago a sporadic issue started occurring. I would drive somewhere with no problems. Stop the car and park. Then when I would go to drive off the car would stall. It stalls and stalls and stalls. Start up the engine, it cuts out. Weird thing is that I can limp home. I give it gas and I back up. Then when I stop it stalls. I shift into 1st and drive, I can get up to highway speeds no problem, then drive (the most I have had to go is 45 miles) on the highway, but when I get off and get to a stop or a light, the car stalls. Start it up and keep this going all the way home.

Two hours later, get in the car… like NOTHING happened. I have brought it to my mechanic, the dealership and asked countless friends to no avail. They always say “bring the car to me when its doing that.” The one time I had a shot at that, I got it to the dealer, and then it didn’t stall. It stalled the whole way to the dealer, but not when I got there.

Any ideas?

Chuck

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499/2 "2012-03-19T02:57:39Z")

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Clean the throttle and idle air control valve.

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**Author:** ![NeedsMoreRitalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@NeedsMoreRitalin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NeedsMoreRitalin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499/3 "2012-03-19T04:05:03Z")

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Thanks! I’ll give that a shot.

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**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls-over-and-over-but-as-long-as-i-give-it-gas-it-runs-fine-until-i-stop-then-it-stalls/71499/4 "2012-03-23T08:12:38Z")

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Yep, sounds like a standard idle speed problem. Good job, Rod.